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Questions : The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers each divisible by 3 is 72. What is the largest among them?

(a) 27

(b) 21

(c) 24

(d) 36

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Let the numbers be 3x, 3x + 3 and 3x + 6

3x + 3x + 3 + 3x + 6 = 72

9x + 9 = 72

9x = 72 – 9 = 63

x =$63/9$ = 7

∴ Largest number = 3x + 6 = 3 × 7 + 6 = 27

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Question : 1

The sum of all even numbers between 21 and 51 is

a) 560

b) 518

c) 540

d) 596

Answer: (c)

22 + 24 + 26 + ... + 50

= 2 (11 + 12 + 13 + .... + 25)

= 2 [(1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 25) – (1 + 2 + 3 ... + 10)]

= 2$({25×26}/2 - {10×11}/2)$

= 2 (325 – 55) = 2 × 270 = 540

Method 2 :

Sum of first n even numbers = n (n + 1)

Required sum = Sum of 25 even numbers from 1 to 50 – sum of 10 even numbers from 1 to 20

= 25×26 – 10 × 11 = 650 – 110 = 540

Question : 2

The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is equal to :

a) 400

b) 210

c) 300

d) 420

Answer: (a)

Series of first 20 odd natural numbers is an arithmetic progression with 1 as the first term and the common difference 2.

Sum of n terms in arithmetic progression is given by.

$S_n =1/2n[2a + (n – 1)d]$

Where a : First term; d : common difference

$S_{20}= 1/2×20[(2×1) + (20 -1) × 2]$

= 10 [2 + 38]=10 × 40 = 400

Note :Sum of first n consecutive odd numbers = $n^2$

Question : 3

The sum of all natural numbers from 75 to 97 is :

a) 1958

b) 1598

c) 1798

d) 1978

Answer: (d)

Series of all natural numbers from 75 to 97 is in A.P. whose first term,

a = 75, last term, l = 97

If number of terms be n, then $a_n$ = a + (n–1)d

97 = 75 + (n – 1)

n = 97 – 74 = 23

$S_n = n/2(a+l)$

$S_23 = 23/2(75+97)$

= $23/2$× 172=1978

Question : 4

If the sum of five consecutive integers is S, then the largest of those integers in terms of S is

a) ${S + 5}/4$

b) ${S -10}/5$

c) ${S + 4}/4$

d) ${S +10}/5$

Answer: (d)

Sum of five consecutive integers = S

Third integer = $S/5$

Largest integer = $S/5$ + 2 = ${S+10}/5$

Question : 5

The sum of first 50 odd natural numbers is

a) 5200

b) 1000

c) 1250

d) 2500

Answer: (d)

S = 1 + 3 + 5 + ..... to 50 terms

Here, a = 1; d = 3 – 1 = 2; n = 50

S = $n/2[2a + (n - 1)d]$

= $50/2[2×1+ (50 - 1) ×2]$

= 25 (2 + 98) = 25 × 100 = 2500

Question : 6

The sum of all the 3-digit numbers, each of which on division by 5 leaves remainder 3, is

a) 6995

b) 180

c) 1550

d) 99090

Answer: (d)

According to the question,

First number = a = 103; Last number = l = 998

If the number of such numbers be n, then,

998 = 103 + (n – 1) × 5

(n – 1) × 5= 998 – 103 = 895

n – 1 = $895/5$ = 179

n = 180

S = $n/2(a+l)$

=$180/2$(103 +998)

= 90 × 1101 = 99090

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